1.Translational Immunology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden 2.Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden 3.Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden 4.Department of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Section of Pediatrics, S€ odersjukhuset, Sachs’ Children and Y...

Serious video games for health are designed to entertain players while attempting to modify some aspect of their health behavior. Behavior is a complex process influenced by multiple factors, often making it difficult to change. Behavioral science provides insight into factors that influence specific actions that can be used to guide key game design decisions. This article reports how behaviora...

School librarians play a pivotal role in facilitating learning of all subjects in primary and secondary schools in the United States, but their potential contributions to science have not been explored. In this paper, we show how school librarian practices can directly enhance aspects of science education by providing concrete examples from a study where we engaged school librarians to co-desig...

other out-of-school youth programs, relies heavily on volunteers to extend its reach with youth clientele. Volunteers serve as the direct educator to youth, and thus are often described as the “heart and soul of 4-H” (Radhakrishna and Ewing 2011). Not enough is known about when and how 4-H volunteer educators change their pedagogical practices. The educational value of design-based science teac...

this study aimed at identifying and analyzing contextual barriers of organizational entrepreneurship in the islamic republic of iran ministry of sport and youth. this study was applied in terms of goals, descriptive with regard to strategy. the method was survey conducted by mixed method (qualitative-quantitative). after reviewing the literature, experts had deep interviews by qualitative metho...

Longitudinal analysis by McGee and Williams (2000, Journal of Adolescence, 23, 569-582, doi: 10.1006/jado.2000.0344) indicates that global self-esteem is not related to substance use in early youth. In the case of tobacco use Glendinning and Inglis (1999, Journal of Adolescence, 22, 673-682, doi: 10.1006/jado.1999.0262) have looked at the "problem" of self-esteem in youth and its relevance for ...